Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

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.SPORTS
Athletes of the month
Bokura, Matsuno receive honors
Sy JoUr Wen*
"Jeff Datura ha been the ouutan>
ding fchlck of die bun. Thtre aren't
many Khktri of ha, caliber arouiid."
praii-d wrestling coach Date
Vollnth.
Bo*>ira. one of three captains ol the
team. wrestles in the t40-pound
weight cltu.
He ha> been wrestling for four
yean, me tudtng one ysar at ihc junior
vanity ;«v«| and ihrrc yean at uv
vanity level.
In the last three yean. Bokiira
uken Ihc third place pmitiun lor hi*
weight efcns.
This year, Bokurc placed fin; a:
three tournament* fllilmar, Sruth Sin
Fnttciio, and thf flit San Mann
tournament).
He il*o tooV fint pUte at the Atl-
City tournament hcM March 1.
Bokura crrdits much of hu MK*:£U
to an early itait in his frcrhr.an year,
wfclch gave him valuable experience
Hut h*i carried him throu|h nu
icnior year.
He auVkd. * The ccachcL are really
helpful because they really make
yuu work, get you fa good tfcipt. and
tea.ii you all the moves."
* Team memben really respect
Jeff," confirmed senior Adam
Bornclcit.
Sruior Dcrclt Spu said. -He icvcr
complain* like the rui tif us/'
"Jeff is a gix» deader, am! he'll
never quit, no matter what fuppem.
H- II alws)i try hird...aad he** [_ally
modest too," stated cc-capuin
John Matsuoka.
Bornclcit aucrtcd, "Jeff iwvcr
tales Lay credit for anything,"
Bokun': dcdirjtfion to the team.
Icswimhip ability, and imdcsty a f e
eviklrnt in hi* efforts in the
He Mated. "Tne captains ot the
team were responsible (or tin Sit-up-
By .ShnTi Ens
Can a teun with a 0-0 record be
successful? ihc answer is "yes" according
luttte members of the joniur
vanit>- wrcsOimt team.
Though the team has uo offkul
l-jg;'c nutcnes. it gains valtublc experience
by wres iy>^ van ty jHjycrv
from other school* when ihe opposing
n*M(A hx< no JV Hicstlcrv So
far. the JV team has beaten Wilton,
iincoln. O'Connell and Miuu>n'«
vaniry wrcstlv-r*. Th* IV*» succe*.*
C-XTK* from the (act tha ibey muu
practice with Lowell * trinity tram.
Coxh Oalc Votlt oth feels thai 'be
team it in food cor-J:!ko und t»s
learned a lot of tennique:.
"They're ur'ng *lvaoced moves
thst you us'jlly don't see JV
wrestlers use." soled Vollrath.
VoH*aUi claims iha: most of the
moves aid cuuntcn th* the JV* uic
arj usually tun only from the better
van tr tl
Sipnotnore Junes Ho credits the
unch for me team's V C J
"Tnc coach watoves over us
evcrytime we wre»tf»- *nd wti'e*
down what we do wrong. *nd then he
goes cv tourcwtoJcw wrA v». If«'a
general mistake, he'll go ovt- it
h he while turn." he »ud.
162 Wot Portal Avenue
Sin FrandKO. CA 94127
Telrphonc 4I56RI-7WJ
a-&un, which ts an event lo raise
money for the team banquet at the end
of the season, as *rlt as frv t-shirts
and swrau."
Ngai attested. "Jeff w« the occ
who nude the sponsor forms and
stapled them »cftihcr vtth carton
papci in the mi-Idle for all K4 UI —
and til in one night, Do."
"TIIC team will make -in estimated
S35O-S4O0 froc-i ;hc Sit-up a-thon if
everyone ean collect all his money
from his spoawn," sail Bokura.
Besides wrestling. Bokura ha* al>
excelled in foot*Mi!.
This yejr he received :hc "Most
Valuable Running 1«ck" tit!:.
Again, Boturj cited his cuach a.
* valuaMc pan of his fw>al! t-arccr.
"Coach Bill Tutasosopo wu \ety
um*-mandinit. 1/ I saw hi.= in the
halU. I couM always go lo him with
tny problems."
He admitted, "My (im love *ai
football. I've heen tacfc'tng in ihc
lou all
the uay."
Bokura hi>pr% 10 attend cither uV
'Jnivrnity of California 4i Santa
Cm/, at Sui Oiepi. or at beikcley
rext fall. hu( he ^ Mill unuiie about
a nujor. rii» phitowphy u. "I'll try
Ibciti a!) (iSc mjb»ni until I find
wvrKtlitnn I Me."
I
By Michelle Ton
"I ccn&ict basketball i major pirt
of my l.fe." tutcd vanity Uikoull
player Michael Maiutno. a March
"Athlete of Ihe Month."
M'tuino ii no *tr-ngcr whrar*s *T»nity team.
"1 thirk u depctdt on how :hcy
(th_* J V w rcstWs) cmiuct tScmsclvc*
Sun Stewan an) Low) ha*c been
v^y instnimental m conveying these
fu>IamcnuU to n>e."
"I've learned a k* fr.m bbketbaU.
especially from try coaches. The;
have Ui'jchi tre ductpline. rompewtivencsi.
and teamwork. That
(teamwork) is really important
bccai«v' we have to K; ,b*e to pU/
as J Urfm to be s ^ *
Musuno tddcrf. "Piior O **#
fch^.rnuchofmybatictbiUltochni-'
quev ind skills were acquired from
the 'tough strtet-Wll* i used to play
at Aptos Middle Schorl."
Ottsidc of scrtool. Matsunrt enjoys
keeping active. Besides playirg for
the vanity ream at scltcol, he a'fo
pLiys for his Boy Scout UsketbaJl
team, the Atvxiates. In addition to
being a member M both tcuns are 1 the
scout troop for nine yrv», he is also
a member of the Dwxn arc Bugie
Corps.
Although Musuno u 'Jmurs of
which collejr hr will be atteivJini
net: year. He '•% sure of on? tiung —
w would like lo pby colkfe b»ketbji*.
Beratuc of Mauuno's tdhk^c
talents, one college, cspeci*Uy. his
shown a ,«rticJar interest in him. At
a roxnt tcunumcnl, c scull from the
y of California (HO at
w .Vtanjnc playing **J later
KJI him a fetter rsprcss>d£ the college
** ipu^est in him. Although UC
r>vis was tM ooc of the col'rfjcx
Matiuno initially applied t«» ia
Nu\r..nher. ^ tn